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Liquid metal Turing Phone delayed to Q1 2016
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 23:03
The so-called Turing Phone, whose alleged tight security and all-liquid metal enclosure have earned it considerable buzz, has been delayed beyond its scheduled December 18 shipping deadline. According to an explanatory l...
VC Reid Hoffman: Don't Worry About Frothy Startup Valuations
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 22:55
Greylock Partners venture capitalist Reid Hoffman has slowed his investing as startup valuations have gotten frothy, but he doesn't think their recent deflation will cause a dot-com-style bust.
When Foreign Banks Ask For U.S. Taxpayer ID, How Should You Respond?
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 15:42
FATCA letters are everywhere, and foreign banks want you to certify that you're complaint with the IRS. Here's what you should know.
American Frackers Withstand The OPEC Test. Will They Survive The Fed Test?
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 22:28
For more than a year, American frackers have been facing a survival test. The OPEC cartel has been waging an all out price war to drive them out of business, and put an end to the fracking revolution. But that hasn’t h...
How To Build An Engineering Dream Team At Your Startup
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 20:59
Kimber Lockhart, CTO of tech-enabled primary care system One Medical Group and a former engineering leader at Box, knows a thing or two about building an engineering team from scratch: she co-founded and ran her own soft...
The State Of Crowdsourcing
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 20:52
Earlier this year, eYeka, a crowdsourcing platform and online community of creators that allows companies to leverage crowdsourcing to generate new creative ideas, released a report on the State of Crowdsourcing that e...
What Facebook Marketing Guru Amy Porterfield Suggests You Start Doing Today To Build Your Business
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 20:22
Amy Porterfield dispels the biggest myth about Facebook marketing, and offers insider tips on how to grow your business today using Facebook.
HP Spectre x2 review: A cheaper Surface
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 20:10
REVIEW: If you’re looking for a lightweight but full-featured laptop/tablet combination device, you could buy a Surface Pro 4. Or, if you want to save a little money, you could buy HP’s new Spectre x2. The base model...
Android Marshmallow gets ported to the HTC HD2, a phone from 2009
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 19:56
Few smartphones have had the long-lasting relevance that 2009’s HTC HD2 has demonstrated: Despite being released six years ago as a Windows Mobile-powered handset, the 4.3-inch device continues to encourage an active d...
Bevi raises $6.5 million because soda vending machines are bad for you and the environment
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 19:03
Hong Kong-based VC Horizon Ventures led a $6.5 million funding round for Bevi, the Bostonian startup announced this week. Bevi developed a “smart beverage machine” that is controlled remotely through a cloud-based sy...
500 Startups accepting applications for its 2016 Distro Dojos program to help companies grow
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 19:00
500 Startups may be known for investing in hundreds of early stage companies every year, but it's not one to walk away from those that need extra help.The firm piloted a program dedicated to helping startups manage growt...
Microsoft schedules Build 2016 developer conference for March 30 to April 1
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 18:55
Microsoft’s Build developer conference will return next year on March 30 through April 1 in San Francisco. The company’s chief developer evangelist Steven Guggenheimer announced the dates on Twitter, asking developer...
How to Create an Easy Content Marketing Strategy You'll Actually Use
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 18:55
Where do you start with content marketing? The first step is develop a plan that looks at your goals, conversion actions, key audiences and ways to reach those groups.
Tilt Brings A New Angle On Mobile To Crowdfunding
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 18:50
It has been a good year for crowdfunding and the ongoing success of this relatively new form of investment fundraising for companies augurs well for 2016.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Black Friday's winners, and Rock Band heads to VR
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 18:40
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Konami continues being mean to Hideo Kojima, a 5-year-old tries virtual reality, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins to invade the mobile space. Enjoy, and have...
Peterborough's Gigabit Digital City - A Honeypot For Startups?
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 18:33
What does the British Cathedral City of Peterborough have in common with the likes of Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo? Well, according to the City Council, Peterborough has this week taken a confident stride into the digi...
The DeanBeat: Our first glimpse of gaming in 2016
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 18:00
People don’t always say kind things about game award programs like The Game Awards, but last night’s livestreamed hype show gave us our first real glimpse into the games of 2016. And for the most part, I liked what I...
This bug makes it look like Mark Zuckerberg quit Facebook
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 17:40
Don’t worry, Mark Zuckerberg is still working at Facebook. The young CEO may be taking two months off, which we hope will start a paternity-leave revolution, but he’s definitely staying at the company. And yet, a pos...
12 Of The Coolest Gifts For Travelers Seen On Shark Tank
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 17:08
From the solar powered floating LED light or the quick inflating air mattress to the foldable kayak, these are the Shark Tank products that should be on every traveler's wish list this year.
Bank Of The West 2015 Philanthropy Awards
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 16:30
Taking a shower or going to the bathroom is something that most of us take for granted. But that’s not true for the homeless. Doniece Sandoval, founder of San Francisco’s Lava Mae, a company that focuses on remedies ...
British astronaut to run the London Marathon in real time from space
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2015 16:27
Even as the private space race is heating up, more traditional bodies, such as NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), continue to explore worlds beyond our own. Next week, British astronaut Tim Peake, alongside Russia...
7 Tips To Think Differently About Your Money And Become An Everyday Financial Superstar
Forbes - 4 Dec 2015 16:19
Achieving a financial feat often starts with thinking differently about your money. Here's how these superstar savers did it.